INSTRUCTOR:Name: KANO, Yoko
Office: Leutze Hall #253A (2nd floor, inside of the Foreign
Language Resource Center)
TEL
: 910-962-7575 (Office; there is no voice mail) and 910-962-3340 (Department
in
the Leutze Hall)
E-mail : Kanoy@uncw.edu(the best way to contact me! I do not have a voice
mail in my office.)Homepage:

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
(SLOs):SL 1. Demonstrate basic proficiency in speaking and listening in
interactions such as simple conversations under the topics such as greetings,
daily activities and time, phone numbers, shopping and ordering at restaurants in Japan.
SL 2. Comprehend texts written in Hiragana and Katakana and demonstrate basic
writing skills in Romaji or in Hiragana and Katakana. Recognize Hiragana and
Katakana letters and understand simple words and draw information from a text
such as a menu of a fast food restaurant, a note, and e-mail memos. Read and
comprehend a paragraph or a short memo written in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji
with Kana on previously learned topics in introductory-level Japanese written
texts. Answering in English on the paragraphs will be used to show reading
comprehension.
SL 3. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, political, and social realities
of Japan and its culture.
SL 4. Demonstrate the ability to examine Japanese society in a comparative
context and to understand one’s own society in the context of Japanese societies
in the world.

COURSE OBJECTIVES & DESCRIPTION:Students will be able to carry on a conversation
for 5 minutes entirely in Japanese on specific topics such as self introduction,
daily activities, and likes and dislikes. Also, a student will develop survival communication skills
of shopping and ordering food
in Japanese for a short visit to Japan
with an emphasis on listening and speaking with grammar sufficient for
carrying out such functions. Reading and
writing Hiragana and Katakana skills will be introduced as well. While learning
these four skills, Japanese customs, traditions, viewpoints, practices, and
society will be introduced and discussed for students to acquire cross cultural
awareness in the context of comparing those of one’s own with others and broaden
their understanding of the world.

The above objectives
and SLOs will be achieved through intensive
listening and speaking practices with authentic materials such as Japanese web
sites and Literature. Learning strategies include daily vocabulary and grammar
exercises, situational conversation practices, quizzes, written assignments, and
discussion of topics related to Japanese tradition, practices, mannerism,
society and culture in general. The sections 1 -5 in the “Getting Started” will
be covered with Hiragana and Katakana reading and writing practices. The
course is conducted in mostly Japanese and demands the active participation of
each student on a daily basis.

http://www.uncw.edu/fll/about-resource.htmlRequired to
do some assignments on the web if you do not have an access to a computer or a
high speed internet service at your residence.
Location:
Leutze Hall, 2nd floor, Room #

253 B

Time
: (Refer to the lab schedule posted on the WLRC door or refer to the above
WLRC web site at
http://uncw.edu/languages/FLRC.htmlAlso, please
read/refer to the WLRC usage Guidelines on the above web site.

Some
assignments and listening practices on the web can be done at any computer lab
on campus if you do not have an access to a computer or a high speed internet
service at your residence. If you want to
listen to audio, you need to go to the WLRC (See above).

GRADING SYSTEM:

Your
final course grade is determined in the following way:
1) Attendance & participation,15%

(Refer to the "Contact-Point"
system below.)
2) Assignments15%3) Quizzes10%

When the number of absences
becomes 5 or
more (including the accumulated time of tardiness), the students will automatically receive "Fail" grade.

2)
Participation and full attention.

3) Homework, mostly from the Workbook/Laboratory Manual, and practice activities on
web site due at the beginning of every class as indicated in
the course calendar.

All the assignments are due at the beginning of the
class.
Written texts (answers) should be
shown on the due date to the instructor to receive credits.
4) Quizzes: one quiz in almost every class (many listening quizzes)
(Refer to the course calendar)

.

5) Section-exams (Refer to the course calendar).
6)
Final exam during the final exam week.

(Refer to the course calendar.)

7) Meeting Japanese tutors or native Japanese for practice,
assignments, and tests.

You may have to pay and find native
Japanese speakers on-line to complete
assignments and tests. You can find native Japanese speakers via Italki, Lang-8,
Wespeke, or other similar web sites (some are free-of-charge
conversation partners, and others are paid tutors). Refer
to the sections, "Required Course Materials" and "Attendance
policy" and
"Make-up."
8

) Working with the web site and audio files for the class's activities before and after class.

9)Please check your UNCW e-mails to see my message for any change and updates.

ATTENDANCE POLICY and participation grade reference :

90-

100
: clearly well prepared, excellent active (voluntary by raising hands to
converse in Japanse) performance in class
activities and
did not miss any part of a class.

80-8

9
: clearly prepared, fair performance in class activities and did not miss any
part of a class.

(refuse to work/practice/converse in Japanese with
classmates/partners)

If absence occurs (no excused absences except religious
holidays, in which case a prior written notification to me is required),
the student needs to make up the same amount of the class time missed by making
an appointment and seeing/practicing with a tutor at the University Learning Center
(ULC) at the
DePaolo Hall
1056
& 1003, first floor

within
two week from the day when you return to class.
For ULC Services that require an appointment, students can schedule online
through our website:
http://www.uncw.edu/ulc/appointmentinstructions.html Please bring a
note from the tutor or ask ULC to e-mail me your attendance record to excuse the absences. The students will receive
"Incomplete" grade until the missed time (absences) is made up.

Also, your meeting with an on-line paid tutor (refer to
the "Requirements #7" above) is also considered as a make-up. Please submit a voice
recording of the tutor saying that a name, date& time and how long you completed
a tutoring session (60 min. paid tutoring = one missed class).

b)
Each homework assignment is worth 100 points (which is approximately 0.5 against your final grade) if the assignment satisfied its
requirement. The variation of points is determined by the instructor if the
assignment is not completed.
The answers of the assignments from the workbook/laboratory manual and handouts have to be written and shown to me during class to receive credits.

c) No
eating, chewing gum, and other products such as e-cigarette in class.

MAKE-UP

:

Make-ups for quizzes are not permitted for credit unless students
consult with the instructorbefore the
class is missed or 24 hours after the missed class (or as soon as you can
contact me by e-mail).

A make-up has to be completed before the
instructor returns the quizzes and/or tests to the class; otherwise, it cannot be made up.
Quizzes and tests are typically returned in the following class meeting.
Notification of make-ups can be done by e-mail or in-person.
All the assignments are due at the beginning of the
class so if you forget to bring the workbook and other assignments to class on
the due date, you just have to take zero for the assignments. To receive credits for assignments of the day that you
miss a class, e-mail notification to me is required before you return to class
to arrange when and where the student show me the assignments before the
students return to class.

Tests cannot be
made up unless you contact me right after the absence (within 24 hours to
schedule a makeup before the following class after the test) and submit a
written document to excuse your absence. Once the test is returned in the
following class, you cannot make it up.

If you miss a part of the test due to your tardiness,
unless you have a written documentation (for example, a driver's name and
his/her bus number and time and signature for being late), the missed part of
the test (the listening test will be conducted at the beginning of test) cannot be made up.

SAFETY
ON CAMPUS:UNCW practices a zero-tolerance policy
for violence and harassment of any kind. For emergencies contact UNCW CARE at
962-2273, Campus Policeat 962-2222, or
Wilmington Police at 911. For University or community resources visit
http://uncw.edu/police/documents/Campus_Safety_Q&A_2007.pdf

DISABILITY
SERVICES: If you have a
disability and need reasonable accommodations in this course, you should inform
the professor of this fact in writing within the first week of class. If you
have not done so already, you must register with the UNCW Office of Disability
Services. UNCW Disability Services supplies information about disability law,
documentation procedures and accommodations. This information can be found at
http://uncw.edu/disability/

Suggestions to succeed:

Practice with tutors! We have native
Japanese speakers as our tutors on campus and also you can find them on-line.
In order to see a tutor on campus, an appointment
must be made at the Learning Center. The tutor
gives you good practices to maintain your proficiency. Many "A"
students regularly see the tutor to have more contact with Japanese language
especially to further develop listening and speaking skills.

Try to use Japanese in your daily life! Proficiency is the main objective in this course.For the language learners, it means that you are not only to know the
language but also to be able to
USE the language in appropriate
situations.

Find an appropriate and correct ways for you to
practice! This course focuses on learning Japanese culture as well as on listening and speaking
Japanese. You will become familiar with
conversational strategies and cultural
behaviors. The major point in this course is to help you learn basic speaking
and listening skills in various social situations. Also, to prevent you from
falling into the common bad habits of many Japanese-learners. I will stress CORRECTNESS.
Remember practice does not make perfect, PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT.

Please
come and see me any time to get help and/or suggestions to improve your proficiency!!